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Alpha Eta is a national honor society for students in Allied Health. Membership is by invitation only. Students who meet specific academic criteria receive an invitation, which they may accept or decline. For undergraduate students, the membership criteria are: (a) a major within one of these academic departments within the College of Health Sciences - CSD, HEA, KIN, NUT, SPM. (b) completion of a minimum of 90 semester credit hours (3/4 of the credit hours required for the undergraduate degree). (c) attainment of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. (d) a standing in the top 20% of students in the academic program within the major. For certificate and graduate students, the membership criteria are: (a) a major within one of these academic departments within the College of Health Sciences - CSD, HEA, KIN, NUT, SPM. (b) completion of a minimum of 1/2 of the credit hours required for the certificate or the graduate degree. (c) attainment of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.80. (d) a standing in the top 20% of students in the academic program within the major. Invitations for membership are extended in late January/early February each year, and students must accept or decline an invitation by early March. The annual induction ceremony occurs in April each year. New members receive Alpha Eta certificates, Alpha Eta pins (which consist of the Greek letters "Alpha" and "Eta"), and Alpha Eta honor cords to be worn at the commencement ceremony.

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Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition.

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The purposes of the Society shall be: (a) to recognize achievement in the field of foreign-language study; (b) to stimulate a desire for linguistic attainment; (c) to encourage a continuing interest in the study of foreign languages, literature,cultures and civilizations; and (d) to foster sympathetic understanding of other peoples and international friendship

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The Mission of Alpha Phi Sigma is to promote analytical thinking, rigorous scholarship and lifelong learning; to keep abreast of the advances in scientific research; to elevate the ethical standards of the criminal justice professions and to sustain in the public mind the benefit and necessity of education and professional training.

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Opportunities for professional development through guest speakers and other supplemental activities. Opportunities to participate in community service projects. Opportunities to network with other criminal justice students and faculty. Honor cords at graduation.

GS-7 - Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement for two-grade interval positions . . .

Superior Academic Achievement is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership.

3. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society -- Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed below. These honor societies are listed by the Association of College Honor Societies. Agencies considering eligibility based on any society not included in the following list must ensure that the honor society meets the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.

-- Alpha Phi Sigma meets the above requirements.

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Lambda Alpha supports scholarship and research by acknowledging and honoring superior achievement in the discipline among students engaged in the study of anthropology. Superior academic performance is recognized through membership in the society.

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The mission of Beta Alpha Psi, the premier international honor and service organization for financial and business information students and professionals, is to inspire and support excellence by:

Encouraging the study and practice of accountancy, finance, business analytics and digital technology;
Providing opportunities for service, professional development, and interaction among members and financial professionals; and
Fostering lifelong ethical, social, and public responsibilities.

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The Mission of the International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to cultivate and celebrate leadership and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society, and to serve its lifelong members.

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BGS invites the top 5% of Junior and the top 10% of Senior Business Students to join each year. The membership offer never expires and may be accepted at anytime.

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Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed to recognize the academic achievements of college students in access and scholar programs.
​ Its purposes are to promote continued high academic standards, to foster increased communication among its members, and to honor academic excellence achieved by those students.

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Chi Sigma Alpha is an international honors society comprised of graduate students, alumni, faculty, and student affairs professionals to promote and recognize excellence in academics, research, and service to the profession of student affairs.

"Ut Provocem Et Adiuvem" / “That I May Challenge and Support.”

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Our mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, advocacy, and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.

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The purpose of this organization shall be to recognize academic achievements in first-generation college students, create enthusiasm for scholarship, to promote leadership, and to provide support networks for first-generation students within and across college chapters.

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An affordable, lifetime, national initiation fee of $15

A certificate, pin, and honors cords signifying membership. Membership is for life.

An outward recognition of personal accomplishment and an incentive for continued high scholarship.

The opportunity to meet other first-generation scholars from all academic disciplines on campus and to join them in promoting academic excellence and creating a supportive environment for first-generation college students.

Identifies you to employers, professionals, and graduate schools as a person of superior academic ability and commitment.

Ability to mentor younger first-generation students.

Ability to receive mentoring from more senior first-generation students, as well as faculty, staff, and alumni who were first-generation students.

Local chapter leadership opportunities.

To be eligible to be inducted into Tri-Alpha Honor's Society, neither parent nor guardian earned a bachelor's degree and, undergraduate students must have earned at least 30 credit hours toward their baccalaureate degree and have an overall GPA of at least 3.2. Graduate students should have completed at least 1 term of study and have a GPA of at least 3.5.

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The object of the society shall be to recognize outstanding academic achievement in chemistry, to increase interest, scholarship, and research in chemistry, and to promote professionalism and the general welfare of the chemist.

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According to GTU’s national website the goals of the organization are

To further professional interest in Geography by affording a common organization for those interested in the field.
To strengthen student and professional training through academic experiences in addition to those of the classroom and laboratory.
To advance the status of Geography as a cultural and practical discipline for study and investigation.
To encourage student research of high quality, and to promote an outlet for publication.
To create and administer funds for furthering graduate study and/or research in the field of Geography.

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Kappa Delta Pi advances quality education by inspiring teachers to prepare all learners for future challenges.

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Kappa Pi has offered thousands of art students and professionals a group to call home and an umbrella under which success, talent, creativity and scholarship can be covered. In hundreds of chapters around the United States and abroad, students and professionals with a similar passion for visual art are today enjoying the excursions, lectures, exhibitions and companionship that comes from being part of a group of like-minded individuals.

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Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities nationwide. The honor society recognizes outstanding student scholars in Communication. LPH has more than 500 active chapters in 47 states! LPH has been the association’s official honor society since 1995, and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS).

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Membership in Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) signifies distinguished achievement in the discipline of Communication. As NCA’s official honor society, LPH members are encouraged to attend the association’s Annual Convention each November, and to participate in the several LPH-sponsored sessions. The NCA Annual Convention offers tremendous opportunities for networking and presentation of original and exceptional student research. Most importantly, Lambda Pi Eta chapters are communities of students and faculty that organize a wide variety of philanthropic, academic, and social programs.

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The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are recognition of scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics; the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty in economics within colleges and universities, and among colleges and universities; the publication of its official journal, The American Economist ; and sponsoring of panels at professional meetings as well as the Irving Fisher and Frank W. Taussig competitions.

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Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, recognizes and encourages superior leadership and exemplary character. O∆K encourages collaboration among members across the five phases celebrated by O∆K: scholarship, athletics, service, communications, and arts. Founded in 1914 at Washington and Lee University, O∆K honors and develops leaders through scholarships, workshops, career opportunities, leadership resources, and a lifelong connection to other members.

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The purpose of the Order of Omega Greek Honor Society is to recognize those fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in interfraternity activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment.

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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community.

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The purpose of Phi Alpha Honor Society is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideas. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.

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We are a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students and teachers together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.

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The purpose of the Society is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and Francophone literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to stimulate and to encourage French and francophone cultural activities

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The mission of Pi Gamma Mu is to encourage and promote excellence in the Social Sciences and to uphold and nurture scholarship, leadership, and service. Pi Gamma Mu serves the various social science disciplines which seek to understand and explain human behavior and social relationships as well as their related problems and issues.

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Pi Kappa Delta is a national forensics honorary that is dedicated to promoting excellence in speech and debate.

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The goals of Pi Kappa Lambda include providing an organization dedicated to the furtherance of music in education and education in music in colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning which offer programs in music instruction in one or more fields; and recognizing and encouraging scholarship and musicianship.

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Pi Mu Epsilon is dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and recognition of students who successfully pursue mathematical understanding.

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Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society which recognizes high academic achievement of students of political science. The purpose of Pi Sigma Alpha is to stimulate scholarship and interest in the subject of government by providing recognition and benefits to students who have excelled in the field.

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The purpose of Pi Alpha Alpha is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration. Its objectives, such as fostering integrity, professionalism, and effective performance, promote the advancement of quality in the education and practice of the art and science of public affairs and administration. PAA membership identifies those with the highest performance levels in educational programs preparing them for public service careers.

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Per Sigma Delta Pi’s national by-laws, the Society’s purpose/mission is multi-faceted:

1. To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking peoples;
2. To honor those who have made the Hispanic contributions to modern culture better known in the English-speaking world;
3. To encourage college and university students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture;
4. To foster friendly relations and mutual respect between the nations of Hispanic speech and those of English speech;
5. To serve its membership in ways which will contribute to the attainment of the goals and ideals of the society.

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The Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon was established to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Earth Sciences. It has for its objectives the scholastic, scientific, and professional advancement of its members and the extension of relations of friendship and assistance among colleges and universities which are devoted to the advancement of the Earth Sciences.

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Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public; to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics. Sigma Pi Sigma’s mission is not completed in the induction ceremony with the recognition of academic accomplishment. In the four dimensions of Honor, Encouragement, Service, and Fellowship, the mission of Sigma Pi Sigma takes a longer view.

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Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Society strives to

Confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies;
Provide, through its local chapters, cultural stimulation on college campuses and promote interest in literature and the English language in surrounding communities;
Foster all aspects of the discipline of English, including literature, language, and writing;
Promote exemplary character and good fellowship among its members;
Exhibit high standards of academic excellence; and
Serve society by fostering literacy.

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Triota is a Women’s Studies honor society dedicated to the ideals of excellence in scholarship and service. This organization promotes interest in research, community, and social issues. Triota strives to maintain feminist values central to Women’s Studies: Egalitarianism, Inclusiveness, & Diversity.

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The mission of Upsilon Pi Epsilon is to recognize academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Computing and Information Disciplines.

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